Hello all!

Hi Pals!

I just wanted to greet you all and thank you for your continued prayer for my family. Please pray especially for my grandparents: they are not saved, but my grandfather has started going to church with us. The church service is in English, which he does not understand, but I translate a bit, and show him the verses in his Spanish Bible. On the other hand, my uncle who is a Jehovah's Witness has given them a NWT "bible" and I am a bit concerned that he may attempt to confuse them , or discourage my grandpa from going to church with us. Thank you for your prayers!

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

-2 Corinthians 1:2-7

God bless you all!

LPP

(photo by LPP, lake Champlain, Rouses Point/Alburg)

A Gathering of Believers

I attended a Christian Conference from Oct 26th -29th

It was a wonderful time of fellowship and learning.

I passed the All Saint 's Cathedral on the way

to the Bishop Johnson School where the conference was being held.

Both are Anglican

The old building of the school

Teaching from the Word of God
A time of prayer

Praising the Lord with action songs

The son of a Christian worker

Conference kids

There were 80 registrations and many visitors.

I am sitting at the lower right hand side corner

For more pictures and to read about an unusual

Hindu festival observed in the country of Nepal

you can check out my blog YESUGARDEN
Posted by Amrita

Praises

Revelation 5:9-13

9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.



love Terry

Someone Understands

Do you ever struggle with feelings that you can't quite find words to describe? And, if you could, you wouldn't be gutsy enough to share them with others because they just wouldn't understand? I've certainly been there...as recently as today.

Sometimes we wonder if anyone else on the face of the earth could comprehend the complexities of our battles. Then, out of the blue, we discover that someone has actually written about the exact thing we're dealing with. Keeping those thoughts to ourselves for fear of being misrepresented or misunderstood can lead to dangerous introspection but at times we just can't get them out there.

A book I refer to time and time again is Bright Days, Dark Nights by Elizabeth Skoglund. I've mentioned it here in Pilgrim Scribblings several times. She skillfully uses the writings of the Prince of Preachers, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, attempting to bring light to the dark subjects of depression, anxiety and loneliness among other things.

Skoglund quotes J. B. Phillips whose book Your God Is Too Small is a classic. Phillips uttered these words of confession, "The hardest thing of all to bear is what I can only describe as a nameless mental pain, which is, as far as I know, beyond the reach of any drug, and which I have tried in vain to describe to anyone."

He continues, "It would have been of inestimable comfort and encouragement to me in some of my darkest hours if I could have come across even one book written by someone who had experienced and survived the hellish torments of mind which can be produced. And, alas, I know very, very few clergy or ministers who would even know what the sufferer was talking about."

So we carry on, alone to a degree, but we know that God DOES understand the pain we bear. And so, again, we are forced (why does it have to come to that?) to cast our burden on the Lord knowing that He will sustain us and bring us out of that dark, hideous place. Rejoice that we know One who was there. He was the Man of Sorrows and he's very much acquainted with grief.

Take Heart Pilgrims!

Psalm 36:7
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.




Posted by Terry

Storms

Thanks to our dear Pilgrim Pal, Saija, who posted this quote over at Thro' A Glass Darkly.

I'm so grateful that the everlasting arms of our eternal God are nursing us as we pass through the storm.

Rest in Him, dear Pals, and thanks for your prayers as I'm tossed by the waves of doubt and uncertainty. God is my refuge and strength!

Here's that quote:

"The brightest souls which glory ever knew,
Were rocked in storms and nursed when tempests blew."
~ Anonymous

Pie Jesu

I want to dedicate this video and song to the Page family.

It moves me to tears whenever I hear it and also comforts me

LATIN
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu,Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu,Qui tollis peccata mundi;Dona eis requiem,Dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei,Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei,Qui tollis peccata mundi;Dona eis requiem,Dona eis requiem.Sempiternam, sempiternam requiem.

ENGLISH
Lord, have mercy,Lord, have mercy,You who take away the sins of the world;Grant them peace,Grant them peace.
Lamb of God, Lamb of God,Lamb of God, Lamb of God,You who take away the sins of the world;Grant them peace,Grant them peace.Peace everlasting,

Posted by Amrita

For Of Such Is The Kingdom Of Heaven

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 06:02 PM, CDT
Thursday evening and I just got home. Doing my usual routine. Get the mail, say hello to the kitties, and seeing if I have any email or posts on caring bridge. This site has really been a light in my darkest of days. Seeing the video posted by Aaron on Youtube (Tribute to Erin Page, please watch it!) really made my day Sunday! I wouldn't have known about it if it hadn't been for Caring bridge and his momma posting a note here. I'm sorry I didnt get to see everyone at Erin's birthday celebration but all i would have been doing is crying and I'm tired of crying. I appreciate Kimberly and her entire family doing that to honor her. I was looking at Erin's pictures on Kimberly's myspace when she was a little girl and it's hard to think of her being gone from this earth. I wonder if it ever will get any easier? I miss her so much and I dread the coming holidays. Sometimes I sit and try to run the last 7 or 8 months through my head. Trying to remember the last things Erin and I talked about or where we ate together last or where we had went the weekend before she got sick and endless other things. I dont wanna lose my memories. I dont wanna forget one thing about my life with Erin. I cherish every memory I have with her whether it's good or bad. I remember carrying her out of the room into the hall so everyone could see her when she was born and i remember praying over her in nashville when she was leaving us to go and be with Her Lord Jesus. I think about the last fifteen years and how my life has changed and where i've came from. In some ways I have advanced, in some I have stayed in the same place and some I have probably regressed. I am honored to be erin's dad. That's the best part of my life past present and future. I love her more than any other thing or person in this world. I know you're supposed to love God more but is that humanly possible? I guess what I've written may not make alot of sense to anyone but me but it does me good to put my feelings down here. I appreciate everyone who visits this site and if you have any pictures of Erin from any time in her life I'd love to have them. you can send them to me at ccepage@charter.net. I'll be sure to make sure Kimberly gets them too! Erin, daddy loves you!

Chris Page


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008 01:46 AM, CDT
Hello Everybody! It is about 2am on Saturday, October 25th. I can't sleep, however that is not unusual these days. Everytime I lay down and try to go to sleep, I think of my baby girl. I replay everything that happened from the first moment my baby girl got sick until the day at Vandy when we had to make the choice to let our baby girl go to her Heavenly Home!! I will never forget Dr. Fleming standing next to me, putting his stethoscope on Erin's chest, putting his hand on my shoulder, looking me in the eyes, and saying, "She's gone"! That was the worst moment of my life! I know it was the moment of Erin's going home. But, it was the first moment of mine and our whole families lives changing forever! I love to hear the stories about Erin and how her life and death have changed so many lives. It continues to amaze me how my precious angel has changed so many lives including everyones' in our families. Erin's passing and testimony have brought so many people closer to each other and so many lives to Jesus. I don't really know what I want to say but I am hurting! We are all hurting! I so appreciate all of the compassion, love, caring, and prayers we have received. I know you continue to lift our families up in prayer. I thank you for that. I ask that you continue to do so as we get ready to face the holidays without our baby, our angel! Erin left so many people behind who ache for her physically. We know that she is in sheer paradise, while we wait here on Earth to join her. Please continue to lift us all up in your prayers. Chris, Carolyn, Brian, and myself as her parents. All of her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and her friends who continue to ache. Thanks for listening (reading) as I vent. It helps us to know that people are there and that people care.

I love you Erin Michelle Page!!!!! Your Mommy












http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/erinpage

Pilgrim Time...Around the World

Hi Pals!
I just changed the world clock from GMT to EST...is that okay with everyone or is it supposed to be on GMT? I wasn't sure so I thought I'd try to change the settings and see what happened. Amrita, is that okay with you, especially?

LPP

INDIA WORSHIPS

I am posting 2 Indian worship videos.

The first one features musician and composer Anil Kant with his wife and daughter . They are singing a Psalm like song.They are Hindu converts.

Come all you people of the earth

Worship the Lord

For He is good

And His faithfulness endures forever.

___________________________

The second video is from a rural church in Central India (I am guessing from the language on the banners) Churches like these are flourishing all over our land.They have a large open shed like place where believers gather.There is a similar worship community of more than 5000 Christians (mostly from rural areas) on the outskirts of my city.

The music on the second video is by the Yeshua Band from Bombay. They are not performing on stage.

They are singing

Come Lord Jesus Come

Let your glory shine in me.

You can see people of all ages worshipping theLord together.

Posted by Amrita